Tuesday, December 13, 2005

A Road to Fort Pickens?

New York Times science editor Cornelia Dean today reviews competing proposals of how -- and whether -- to repair the washed-out road to Fort Pickens. Dean, as we noted here, visited the Pensacola area earlier this Fall.

In a report on the situation, Volkert & Associates ... recommended building a kind of seawall made of sheets of corrugated metal called sheet piling that would be driven deep into the sand along the seaward edge of the road. If this construction proceeded, it would also be possible to run a sewer line to Fort Pickens to replace the septic system there.

1 comment:

Anonymous
said...

I love the fort but it would be real stupid to rebuild that road. It could be taken out in six months! Some other way has to be figured out so all the people can get there. With all the money they can save maybe they could give everybody their own motor boats.